An infographic shows FRIB’s primary beam hitting a target. A portion of the primary beam reacts with the target to create a secondary beam of isotopes for experiments that support FRIB’s nuclear science mission. A majority of the primary beam, however, passes through the target without reacting. This unreacted beam is stopped in water where it generates a bounty of isotopes that are then filtered out or “harvested” to be used in other applications.
Ask the expert: How—and why—do you harvest isotopes?
05 September 2024
Katharina Domnanich is helping set up a lab at FRIB that will provide a bounty of isotopes useful for medicine, plant science, and more Katharina Domnanich joined Michigan State University...
Participants of the 2024 Low Energy Community Meeting
User community focuses on the future of the field and fostering a diverse and equitable workforce
30 August 2024
The 2024 Low Energy Community Meeting (LECM) took place 7-9 August on the campus of the University of Tennessee Knoxville. LECM brings together members of the worldwide low-energy nuclear physics...
Laurent Bili, the Ambassador of France to the United States, visited FRIB on 22 July. Shown is a group photo of participants, with the American Flag on the left of the group, and the French flag to the right of the group.
French ambassador visits Facility for Rare Isotope Beams at Michigan State University
23 July 2024
Laurent Bili, the Ambassador of France to the United States, visited the Facility for Rare Isotope Beams (FRIB) at Michigan State University (MSU) on 22 July. The French research organization...
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FRIB issues third call for proposals for FRIB beam time
18 July 2024
FRIB issued its third call for proposals today. The FRIB science program commenced in May 2022, delivering successful experiments approved in the first call for proposals. The third call invites...
Graphic depicting heavy-ion therapy.
International research team targets cancer by focusing on heavy-ion therapy research
09 July 2024
A research team—led by Dennis Mücher, professor at the Institute for Nuclear Physics at the University of Cologne in Germany and former researcher at the University of Guelph and the...

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